The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)

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[TITLE. Passus Quintus O; Passus quintus de visione LCB; to which W adds vt supra; and R adds petri plowman, vt supra.] Passus quintus de Visione.
The kyng and his knightes · to the kirke wente [A page 52] To here matynes of þe day · and þe masse after. Þanne waked I of my wynkynge · and wo was with-alle, [waked] awaked RB. was] C om.] Þat I ne hadde sleped sadder · and yseiȝen more. [sleped] slept W. yseiȝen] yseien B; I-sye O.] Line 4 Ac er I hadde faren a fourlonge · feyntise me hente, [Ac] And C. fourlonge] furlong W; forlong CO; furȝlonge R. feyn|tise] a feyntise O.] That I ne myȝte ferther a-foot · for defaute of slepynge; And sat softly adown · and seide my bileue, [sat] sette me B.] And so I babeled on my bedes · þei brouȝte me a-slepe. [so I] R om. on] vppon R; of O. þei] til þei B.] ¶ And þanne saw I moche more · þan I bifore tolde, [moche] myche O; mykile C. tolde] of tolde W.] Line 9 For I say þe felde ful of folke · þat I bifore of seyde, [say] seiȝ W; sey C; saw O; sauȝ B.] And how resoun gan arrayen hym · alle þe reume to preche, And with a crosse afor þe kynge · comsed þus to techen. [with] O om. afor] bifore C.] Line 12 ¶ He preued þat þise pestilences · [were] for pure synne, [preued] preueþ O. pestilences] pestilence C. [were W] was LCROB; but were seems required.] And þe southwest wynde · on saterday at euene [southwest] south westrene W. wynde] wijnd O. on] vppon a B. euene] eue C.]
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The vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman, together with Vita de Dowel, Dobet, et Dobest, secundum Wit et Resoun, by William Langland (about 1362-1393 A. D.)
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Langland, William, 1330?-1400?
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London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,
1867-85.

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